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Atakum
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Atakum
Total population
238,702
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Overview
Atakum is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 351 km2, and its population is 242,171 (2022). Atakum is a largely middle class suburban district located to the west of the primary city of Samsun and further suburban Ondokuzmayıs. The city's population expanded rapidly beginning in the 1990s and continues to grow at a healthy pace. The city consists largely of middle class housing blocks with ground floor retail and a mix of office uses. In 2009, the city undertook a significant waterfront redevelopment campaign which entailed the construction of a beachfront and pedestrian promenade. Construction of the waterfront promenade and Tram was led by former Samsun Province governor Yusuf Ziya Yılmaz. The city is served by the Samsun Tram which runs down the median of İsmet İnönü Caddesi.
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History
Before the Turkish War of Independence Atakum was known by the Greek name of Matasyon. The land that encompasses Atakum was once used for growing tobacco, tea, corn, rice, beans, strawberries and nuts. The land located between the hills to the south and the Black Sea shore was an attractive place to farm and live. After the Turkish War of Independence the land became a popular place for residents of adjacent Samsun to take their summer holiday's. With the establishment of Ondokuz Mayıs University and the construction of State road D.010 (Turkey), the agricultural lands were rapidly developed with stores and apartment blocks. As a result of the rapid population growth between 1975 and 1994, Atakum Municipality was established. In 2008 the district Atakum was created from part of the former central district of Samsun. At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods. Atakum has continued to grow rapidly. The district's population grew from 107,953 in 2008 to 242,171 in 2022. |2008|107953 |2012|139730 |2017|192953 |2022|242171 }}
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Nearby places in Samsun
- Samsun4.1 mi away · pop. 1,295,927
- İlkadım4.4 mi away · pop. 340,421
- Canik6.3 mi away · pop. 99,369
- Tekkeköy12.7 mi away · pop. 55,369
- Ondokuzmayıs14.9 mi away · pop. 26,366
- Asarcık20.6 mi away · pop. 16,278
- Kavak21.2 mi away · pop. 21,260
- Bafra25 mi away · pop. 142,341
- Çarşamba25.5 mi away · pop. 140,439
- Ayvacık30.2 mi away · pop. 19,436
- Salıpazarı33.7 mi away · pop. 19,305
- Ladik35.2 mi away · pop. 16,320
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